The Dismal State of the Union

The Dismal State of the Union

  “Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he’ll never gain the hearts and minds of the Iranian people.” — Jell-O Joe Biden, State of the Union Address And you have any doubt that we’re all in mortal danger? Yes, Jell-O Joe Biden actually said that during his State of the Union address Tuesday evening. …

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Twisted Up in Our Own Shoelaces

Twisted Up in Our Own Shoelaces

  “There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.” — George W. Bush “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about …

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Finally, Something That *Is* Bigger Than Watergate

Finally, Something That *Is* Bigger Than Watergate

For half a century we’ve heard one political scandal after another called “bigger than Watergate.” None other than Watergate co-reporter Bob Woodward has uttered those words over and over as he peddled his various books across the years, relying on the famed laurels he earned at the early pinnacle of his career. And now, finally, …

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Cracks Form in the New World Order

Cracks Form in the New World Order

The Beijing Olympics have helped focus world attention on China’s concentration camps where it interns, rapes, tortures, enslaves, and otherwise abuses its Uyghur minority. But it’s not just China that has concentration camps. The former democracy known as Australia has them, too. Other countries, including both the U.S. and Canada, have considered setting them up, …

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Russia and China: The Nightmare Scenario

Russia and China: The Nightmare Scenario

Imagine this scene: A week or so after the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Russia invades Ukraine, its forces quickly rolling across the country, taking its capital city. At the same time, China launches a full-scale attack against Taiwan, intent on taking back what it views as a renegade province. The U.S. …

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